Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-07

There will be a supper and ~ociable in the
Congregational vestry next Thursday even
ing.
The subject of Rev. T.. " Whitney lee
ture next Sunday evening will be Moods "
DR.. 4. |. Miller is i'll with AN attack of
inflammatory rheumatism
b. A. Clark administrator of the estate
of Mrs. :. +. Bracket has sold the Main
street block occupied 10y f. \. Whitney x
Co. and others to Mr. Whitney for 5000.
Rev Geo. h. Wheeler has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church at Fast
Hardwick
Geo. d. Marsh, formerly a member Of the
Fourth Vermont regiment. has received Il
pension of 80 n month, with back pay
amounting To about $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p Elmer spent the
Christmas vacation at Mrs Elmer's old
home in northern New York
Hon J. NJ Tyler has been in Wilmington
this week in attendance upon the final hear
ing in the disputed boundary case between
Somerset and Glastonbury.
Charlie Richardson, son Of L. II. Richard
son, also has place in the Vermont Ma
tional bank
The Murray club will present the drama
Our Folks at West Chesterfield next Fri
day evening.
C.. |. Hood x Co. Of Lowell. Mass. feel
pardonable pride in their handsome calen-
dar for 1881 We don't suppose the child 5
face, which is its chief feature. is a portrait
from life, but if 1t were it could hardly be
more striking likeness of a well known
little Swede girl ON High street.
Sitter Johns Sitter has been printed at
Brattleburo again this week but Mr.. Shanks
says he shall be right side up and ready for
business on his own stamping ground with
I in two or three weeks Meantime his old
material goes into the hands Of parties who.
1t is said, mean to set up rival paper
/ in Londonderry. Our friends up there ev-
/ identity believe III the well-worn maxim
that competition is the life Of trade"
j. NJ. Hill, the interchangeable manager of
the Irish Visitors is sparing no pains t.
eclipse even his former efforts in behalf of
those sterling artists, Murray and Murphy
An appreciative public will no doubt fully
recognize this fact and give Mr.. Hill sub
stantial proof that the quality and kind OF
amusement sent out by him is always wei
come and thoroughly enjoyed Announce
ment of date place and other particulars i,
made IN our advertising columns.
The High school class of - are to hav,
a sleighride to Mortified tomorrow after
noon, taking supper at the hotel and driving
home by moonlight.
The attendance at the Baptist Sunda,
school last Sunday was 1913.
The Atkins printing company of New
| Britain, Conn, send ont their usual annua
calendar 1t is handsome and striking IL
design and convenient in arrangement
Over POO young men paid their respect.
to the indies of the auxiliary nj the Y NJ
{. \. rooms on the occasion of the New
Years reception last Saturday evening
The parlor looked even more homelke thar
usual, with its floral and other adornments
to which the hearty welcome and graciou,
hospitality were fit accompaniment.
Amusement-goers are promised something
entirely new in the way of entertainments
and an exhibition well worth seeing, in tn,
appearance here next week Friday ant
Saturday Of Sawtelle's St Bernard Galaxy
the galaxy consisting of a family of ter
magnificent St. Bernard dogs, the offspring
of one birth, which have had the remarka-
BILE intelligence of their species trained anC
developed for a unique stage exhibition
| The performance is vouched for as clean
dignitied and instructive and deserving the
patronage of intelligent and cultivated PEG
pie 1t will be given under the auspices Of
the Grand Army post and we hope it vii
receive liberal patronage.
Two more big stones which are to b,
used in the soldiers monument wer,
brought down from the Dummerston quar-
ries on the narrow gauge road Wednesda,
morning One is to form the second ston,
of the base and in the rough is about 81 fee
] nd ! /
20 tons the other is to form the die of tn,
monument and is about 6x6 feet and fee
in height 1t exceeds in weight the lowel
base stone which was carried through Main
street last fall, being some PC tons. Tn,
smaller stone was unloaded from the ca
yesterday afternoon After having beer
shored up the car was withdrawn and ,
sled, built specially for the purpose, wa
backed under and the stone let down upoI
it, Four yoke of oxen were then attache,
to the sled, but We're unable TO draw it of
the track, until a locomotive came to thei
assistance, when, all pulling together, the,
got it clear of the rails. Today seven yoke
of oxen have drawn the stones up to tn,
monument site-one of them this mornin.
and the other this afternoon. The Sidewalk
committee was out in force, but its mem
bers didn't have half so serious time a
they did when the big first base stone wa
drawn up last fall.
W. H. Minor of Chicago, owner of tn,
Valley Mill property, has instructed tn,
Brattleboro members of the mill compan,
TO make immediate preparations for re
building. The plan of the new mill is no
yet complete in all its details, but whil
covering less ground than the old buildin.
It viii have four times the storage capacity
or some 32 carloads, and will be provide,
with an elevator that will unload a carloa,
of corn in eight minutes-rendering th,
building of a side track unnecessary.
The marriage of Miss Annie c. Oliv,
and Mr.. Frank l.. Burnett took place at tn
home of the bride on Central street las